Origins : [electronic resource] Canadian history to Confederation / R. Douglas Francis, Richard Jones, Donald B. Smith.

Companion volume to: Destinies : Canadian history since Confederation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first Canadians -- The Europeans' arrival -- The beginnings of New France -- The resistance of the Iroquois -- Province de France -- The Anglo-French struggle for a continent -- The Acadians -- Nova Scotia and the American Revolution -- The aftermath of the conquest in Quebec, 1760-74 -- The impact of the American Revolution on Quebec, 1774-91 -- Britain's first inland colony, upper Canada, 1791-1815 -- Upper Canada, 1815-40: an immigrant society -- Rebellion on the St. Lawrence -- The union of the Canadas: political developments, 1840-64 -- Union of the Canadas: economic and social developments, 1840-64 -- The maritime colonies, 1785-1864 -- Newfoundland to the 1860s -- The Northwest to the 1860s -- The Pacific coast to the 1860s -- The road to Confederation.